Mark 16:9:4Mark.16.9.W4TAB
πρώτῃ
protê
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRO-tê
- Extended
- PROH-tê
- IPA
- /ˈpro.tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- first
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
PRO-tê
- sentence
a-na-STAS DE pro-I PRO-tê sab-BA-tou e-PHA-nê PRO-ton ma-RI-ai tê mag-da-lê-NÊ par hês ek-be-BLÊ-kei hep-TA dai-MO-ni-a
Exegesis
The adverbial phrase proi prote sabbatou {πρωῒ πρώτῃ σαββάτου | PRO-ee PRO-tei sab-BA-tou} “early on the first of the week” combines an adverb with a dative temporal construction plus a genitive, specifying the time as early Sunday morning.
In context — Mark 16:9
Now when He had risen early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary the Magdalene , from whom He had cast out seven demons.
About this coordinate
Mark 16:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 16:9, so the Greek word πρώτῃ (protê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Mark.16.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.9.W4.S1) and character.